The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina,…
Mike Pence, former US VP and presidential hopeful, visits Ukraine
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who is running for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election, made a…
Rouble hits 15-month low past 87 vs dollar on political risk concerns
The Russian rouble weakened past 87 against the dollar to a 15-month low on Thursday, hampered by domestic political risk…
From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists
With backing from a politician jailed for leading a party declared a criminal gang, Greek far-right groups swept up over…
Russia to staff hospitals with “sexologists” to target homosexuality, other ‘disorders’
Russian clinics will soon be staffed with sexologists to help patients “overcome” homosexuality and various sexual “mental disorders”, a health…
Erdogan slams Sweden over Koran-burning
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday slammed Sweden over the burning of a Koran in Stockholm and said Turkey would…
Prigozhin was told he would no longer fight in Ukraine
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was told that his Wagner group would no longer fight in Ukraine as he had…
More than 100 million Americans at risk as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads
Nearly a third of Americans will experience poor air quality on Thursday as smoke from prolonged Canadian wildfires fill the…
U.S. Supreme Court curbs affirmative action in university admissions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North…
France unrest: Riots spread, police officer charged with shooting teenager dead
President Emmanuel Macron battled to contain a mounting crisis on Thursday after riots spread across France overnight, set off by…